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Originally Posted by getbak
Keep in mind that the actual Mount Rushmore is not supposed to be the four greatest presidents, but 4 presidents who represent 4 eras of US history up to that point -- the nation's birth (Washington), growth (Jefferson), development (T. Roosevelt), and preservation (Lincoln).
If we're talking about just the Calgary era of the Flames, Lanny was very much the George Washington of the franchise.
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Except Washington was there from the start and stayed on front and centre for a lengthy period of time. Lanny was added year 2, had a monster goalscoring year in his 3rd year here (but was way behind Nilsson in points), then faded into being a role player. If we are going eras:
80-85: Nilsson
85-95: MacInnis
95-mid10s: Iggy
mid10-2020s: Gaudreau